Translated from Richard Wilhelm's German (1924)
The Judgment
Preponderance of the great. The ridgepole sags.
It is favorable to have somewhere to go.
Success.
The Image
The lake rises over the trees:
the image of preponderance in great matters.
So the noble one, when they stand alone, is untroubled,
and when they must renounce the world, undaunted.
First line, six
Laying white reed grass underneath. No fault.
Second line, nine
A dry poplar puts out a shoot from its root.
An older man gets a young wife.
Everything is favorable.
Third line, nine
The ridgepole sags. Misfortune.
Fourth line, nine
The ridgepole is shored up. Good fortune.
Where there are hidden motives, it is shameful.
Fifth line, nine
A withered poplar puts out blossoms.
An older woman gets a husband.
No fault. No praise.
Top line, six
One has to go through the water. It rises over the crown of the head.
Misfortune. No fault.